Duke Nukem Forever 'Confirmed' For Late 2008

An anonymous reader writes "A Dallas newspaper is claiming that the long-in-development title Duke Nukem Forever is headed for retail release in late 2008. Unfortunately, game creator 3D Realms says that's not exactly what they meant. 'What the modest Texas newspaper actually seems to suggest is that 3D Realms is "on target" to release the mythical sequel sometime this year, though company president Scott Miller adds, "we may miss the mark by a month or two" (wink, wink). Miller also hinted that "hitting the big three" (in this case, PC, Xbox 360 and PS3) is the obvious development strategy, but he continued to stress that 3D Realms has not "formally announced any platforms for DNF."'"

12 Years

[aphxtwn]

Are the people who played this game 12 years ago still playing video games now?

Re:12 Years

[orclevegam]

Are the people who played this game 12 years ago still playing video games now?

Yes.

What if it comes out?

[Isauq]

I think itwould be kind of tragic if did come out, actually. We'd need to find a new persistent vaporware joke. :(

Worlds longest running practical joke

[orclevegam]

How can people honestly believe they're "on target" for a release this year when they haven't even nailed down which platforms they're going to be targeting? Now, with cross-platform libraries you can hit a couple of them at a time of course, but even then a certain degree of work needs to be done on the ports, plus all kinds of licensing and such. Sorry, this is the worlds longest running practical joke, and every gamer that believes anything about DNF without actually holding the finished product in their hands is just being suckered in by the joke.

Re:It's not even funny anymore

[mrxak]

"Mythical sequel" indeed. I won't believe any stories about DNF until I see the game on shelves.

yeah, right

[jollyreaper]

The day Duke Forever is released, I will be looking up at the sky to see which of the other seals of the apocalypse have broken.

Re:12 Years

[Toonol]

Don't forget all the thirty year olds that moved on, got married, started families, got divorced, lost their kids, and now sit alone in a dark house playing videogames, trying to recapture the feeling of their youth, before their spirit was crushed.

Re:12 Years

[nickj6282]

I'm 25, married, have a son, and a baby on the way. When my son and I are not playing Lego Star Wars together, I play plenty of M-rated games. I also regularly bring my DS to work with me for something to do on my downtime. Right now my gamerscore is at a modest 5970 but I'm hoping to surpass 10,000 by the end of the winter. Got any other short-sighted blanket-statements to make?

I regularly go to LAN parties with other grown adults who also have jobs/families/spouses and we have a great time playing Halo 3, COD4, and Guitar Hero. I know that I'm not alone, even among the non-slashdot crowd.

I hate to quote statistics when I can't find the link, but perhaps someone else can point me in the right direction. Anyways, the average gamer is over 18. 24 is far from the "high" age range. Anyone who is 30 today was about 5 years old when the NES came out and revolutionized home gaming. Most of the people who grew up gaming still find it to be a perfectly acceptable thing to do as an adult. When games are sixty bucks a pop you practically need the patience and the bank account of an adult to properly research and purchase them.

Re:12 Years

[malkavian]

I played games on a computer 30 years ago.. And still play now..
Interestingly, Nintendo noticed that there was a tendancy for companies to market to the under 25 market.. And chose to open up the Wii to the older population segment.. And it seems to be doing rather well for that..

Re:12 Years

[enderjsv]

Wow, you're kind of a jerk, aren't you? How's that working out for you?

Truthfully, though, I've grown accustom to the ignorant, contemptuous perspectives of the nongaming community towards my preferential hobby. For some reason, it's impossible for most non-gamers to accept the possibility that a mature, responsible individual could get as much enjoyment out of a well-made videogame as others do from books, movies or television.

I don't really understand where this stereotype comes from, since most of the gamers I know are neither children nor immature twenty-somethings smoking pot in their parent's basements at 2 in the afternoon. I, myself, am 26, have a B.S. in computer science and make a pretty good living as a web programmer for a reputable engineering company. As for your remarks about a gamer's probable love-life... GOD you're ignorant. I don't know what else to say about that. I'm sure an AC forum troll like you gets all kinds of pussy. Chicks dig flamebait, so how could anyone else compete? I'm routinely satisfied, though, if you know what I mean.

I guess what it comes down to is your preference. Some people prefer an interactive form of entertainment. Other people prefer to post retarded comments as anonymous cowards for the sad little thrill of drawing attention to themselves. Everyone has their hobbies. If you're lucky, you'll enjoy yours half as much as I enjoy mine.

Re:mod parent up

[Alexpkeaton1010]

I think Soviet Russia was still around when DNF was announced...

Re:Worlds longest running practical joke

[Altus]

It has nothing to do with releasing on the Wii. I dont care if they release on the Wii... I dont expect they will ever release anything anyway.

Its about choice of words. If this guy comes out and says "we are considering the PC, the X-box and the PS3 for this release" that would be fine, but to say "THE BIG THREE" when you dont mean the single largest selling console on the market today, well your being disingenuous.

My other 2 comments on this thread have been modded as Trolls, but this clown is the one doing the trolling. Look around for his previous comments on the Wii and how it was doomed to failure. The mods here are total suckers.

Re:It's not even funny anymore

[Cederic]

Isn't he all out of gum?

Re:12 Years

[OMNIpotusCOM]

...and masturbate. A lot.